Corbett Tiger Reserve, Uttarakhand

A tiger named Bhola, popular among tourists in the Phato zone of Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR), dies in Uttarakhand. The report highlights key factual features of Corbett Tiger Reserve, including its location, terrain, rivers, vegetation, and fauna.

Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR), Uttarakhand:

Dimension	Key Details
Location	CTR is located on the foothills of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand.
Original establishment	CTR is originally established as Hailey National Park in 1936.
Notable distinctions	CTR is the first national park in India, and it is the first to come under the Project Tiger initiative.
Physiographic spread	CTR is spread over the Bhabar and lower Shivalik regions with a deep-water table.
Terrain	The terrain is undulating with several valleys.
Rivers	The rivers Ramganga, Pallaen, and Sonanadi flow through the valleys.
Forest types	The vegetation comprises North Indian tropical moist deciduous forests and tropical dry deciduous forests.
Vegetation composition	The vegetation comprises sal and mixed forests, interspersed with grass lands and riparian vegetation.
Grasslands (local name)	The grasslands are locally known as ‘Chaur’, which are an outcome of abandoned settlements or past clearings.
Flora	Evergreen Sal and its combined trees, the Sheesham, and the Kanju are found extensively on the ridges.
Fauna	Fauna comprises tigers, elephants, leopards, sambar, hog deer, and spotted deer.